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Corneal Keratoconus Treatment
Discover effective treatments for corneal keratoconus, a condition affecting the cornea’s shape and clarity of vision. Our specialized approaches can help improve your eyesight and overall eye health. Learn more about the options available to manage and treat this condition.
What Is Corneal Keratoconus?
What Is Corneal Keratoconus?
The cornea, the eye’s clear outer lens, is typically dome-shaped, but when it weakens, it can bulge outward, forming a cone shape known as keratoconus. This condition results from collagen fibers in the eye losing their strength due to a lack of protective antioxidants, leading to corneal deformation.
Corneal transplantation is a common procedure used to treat various conditions, such as:
- Keratoconus: Abnormal cone-like corneal shape
- Keratitis: Infections caused by pathogens like amoebas, bacteria, fungi, or viruses
- Corneal dystrophies: Structural changes in the cornea without prior inflammation or infection
- Bullous keratopathy: Fluid imbalance leading to corneal edema and deterioration
- Corneal opacity: Loss of corneal transparency
What Are The Symptoms Of Keratoconus?
- As the cornea changes shape from a ball to a cone, the smooth surface becomes wavy. This is called irregular astigmatism.
- As the front expands, your vision becomes more nearsighted. That means you can see objects clearly only when they’re up close. Anything too far away looks like a blur.
- Double vision when looking with just one eye
- Objects both near and far that look blurry
- Bright lights that appear to have halos around them
- Light streaks
- Triple ghost images
- Blurry vision that makes it hard to drive
What Are The Symptoms Of Keratoconus?
How Is It Diagnosed?
How Is It Diagnosed?
How Is It Treated?
You’ll likely begin with new glasses, which can be effective for mild cases. If glasses aren’t sufficient, your doctor may recommend rigid gas permeable contact lenses. In some instances, additional treatments to strengthen the cornea and enhance vision may be necessary.
These treatments may include corneal collagen cross-linking to halt the condition’s progression, implanting Intacs rings to flatten the cone shape and improve vision, or using laser procedures to enhance corneal surface regularity.
In cases where other treatments fall short in achieving clear vision, a Partial Cornea Transplant is a safe and successful last resort, with a success rate of over 90% and reduced post-surgery rejection risk.
How Is It Treated?
What Is Corneal Transplantation?
What Is Corneal Transplantation?
Corneal transplantation is a type of cornea eye surgery that removes a damaged cornea and replaces it with donor tissue. It is also known as keratoplasty or corneal graft. The most common indication is keratoconus, followed by corneal destruction caused by keratitis.
A corneal transplant is carried out with one of the following techniques, depending on which part of the cornea needs to be replaced:
- Endothelial keratoplasty (EK): It’s the replacement of the inner layer of the cornea
- Penetrating keratoplasty (PK): It is a complete replacement of the cornea tissue
- Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK): It’s the replacement of the outer and middle layers of the cornea
This procedure is carried out with local or general anesthesia. It is relatively fast (one hour or less), and you can return to your home the same day.
What Can We Do For You?
At Eye Consultants Center, we are proud to have a team of highly skilled and experienced specialists and eye surgeons, making us a leader in the field of ophthalmology in Dubai. Our specialized cornea eye surgery department is at the forefront of advanced techniques and cutting-edge technologies, dedicated to providing a wide range of corneal treatments.
Our commitment to excellence in eye care ensures that our patients receive the most innovative and effective solutions for their corneal conditions, setting us apart as a trusted choice for top-tier eye care in the region.
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